Development and

Implementation of a Peer

Review System

Paul A. CraigRochester Institute of Technology

The Biochemistry and

Molecular Biology Digital

Library

Connection to BEN

BEN and Peer Review

•Commitment to quality

•Each BEN partner is

responsible for its own peer

review process

Discussion of Peer Review

•Peer-Reviewed section

•Non-reviewed sectionXXXXXXX

What Constitutes Peer Review

•Criteria for Review

•Review Process

•Review Schedule

•Reviewer Training

Building Our Review Process

•ASBMB Journals

•BEN and BEN Partners

•MERLOT

Journals of the ASBMB

• Journal of Biological Chemistry

•Biochemistry and Molecular

Biology Education

• Journal of Lipid Research

•Molecular & Cellular Proteomics

Journal of Biological Chemistry

•10000 manuscripts each year

•500 editorial board members

•Online submission and review

process through ASBMB office

• Six Annual Issues

• Co-Editors In Chief

• Three Features Editors

• Fifty Member Editorial Board

• Manual Submission Process

Unique Challenges

•Molecular Visualization &

Software

•Multiple programs

•Multiple operating systems

•Solution – screening expert

Common Criteria

•Scientific Accuracy

•Quality and Presentation

•Ease of Use and Clarity

•Active Learning

•Proper Citations

Molecular Visualization

•Software/Operating System

Requirements, Including

Links

•Limited Number of Formats

•Size Restrictions

Software

•Ease of Installation/Removal

•Documentation

•Operating System

Information

Curriculum

•Guidelines for

Implementation

•Full Materials Listing

•Reagent Preparation

•Safety

Review Pathway

Director

Software Mol Vis Curriculum Articles

3 Editors 5 Editors 3 Editors 2 Editors

Review Process

• Director receives the object and

assigns it by Category

• Category Editors assign the

object to two reviewers

• Reviewers return their comments

• Category Editor makes a decision

Review Process

•Accepted objects are posted

to the library

•An abstract is published in

Biochemistry and Molecular

Biology Education

Review Process Details

•Reviewer training

•Role of ASBMB staff

•Electronic pipeline, including

tracking

•Notifications on all levels